Okay so I'm a FTM and I'm 37 weeks and 5 days. Yesterday I got checked and she said my cervix was soft but I wasn't dilated or effaced at all. She won't let me go over my due date but I was wondering if there is anything that can help Kickstart the process even if you're still closed because my hubby leaves on boat soon and I don't want him to miss it! Suggestions?
Walk a lot, bounce on an exercise ball, dance. My niece's LIGHTLY bounced me on a trampoline while I sat cross crossed and I went into labor within 12 hrs. I don't know if there is even a proven way to help start labor, but I know there are things I used that must've helped me with labor because as a FTM my labor and delivery was 12 hours and went pretty smoothly for the most part. I drank a glass or two a day of the red raspberry leaf tea, and made a few smoothies with dates in them.
Also if you can sex! might be tmi but you have to make sure that you get off a lot of people will think just refuel sex will do but the contracting of your muscles when orgasming is the same muscles that are used to give you contractions the minute contractions usually that might help with sometimes you have to do it more than once or twice and make sure that right after you don't just lay there you want to get up and walk around. My husband and I we sent aloud to for a couple months..finally doctor said we could and we did twice the day before yesturday and then went to the store and the mall to walk. this morning and just a bit ago I lost my plug and my contractions have gone from Brandon hicks to full on real ones. Hope it works for you